Jon Jones will make the first defense of the UFC heavyweight championship on Nov. 11 in New York's Madison Square Garden against former champion Stipe Miocic, UFC president Dana White announced Friday via social media. The bout will headline UFC 295.
Jones, the UFC's pound-for-pound king and the long-reigning light heavyweight champion, moved up to heavyweight and choked out Ciryl Gane in the first round on March 4 in Las Vegas at UFC 285.
Miocic hasn't fought since losing the belt on March 27, 2021, to Francis Ngannou at UFC 280 in Las Vegas.
Jones has been eying Miocic for years and the bout finally was put together.